Tag Archives: Resident Evil

July, 2016

I don’t get how people can find horror games with unlimited saves/save anywhere systems frightening in the least. It’s similar to having an unlimited rewind button. If you can essentially rewind time, what suspense is left? How do your actions have any meaning? If mistakes become unpunishable, why bother having anything that allows mistakes in the first place? Just make ...

May, 2016

Following on from our in depth Resident Evil 4 review, we play Resident Evil 5 to shed some light on the most divisive title in the series. It’s a game that at first glance is incredibly similar to the 4th, but with some crucial differences which quickly become the focal point of our discussion. Look out for part 3 too, ...

April, 2016

Josh was too busy to film the Resident Evil 5 review, so Jake & Arron decided to play one of their favourite games of all time: Resident Evil Outbreak. It’s the greatest game never made.…A very difficult game, made even more so by persistent hysteric laughter. In this game, a waitress, a plumber and a “scrotum guard” are attacked by ...

March, 2016

Resident Evil was once a colossal force in the gaming industry and no moment is more noteworthy for the series than the release of Resident Evil 4 on the Nintendo Gamecube in 2005. So in this 3 part video series we want to de-construct what makes Resident Evil good so we can then start to work out what went so ...

January, 2016

Capcom has announced a Resident Evil themed online multiplayer shooter entitled ‘Umbrella Corps.‘ Built in Unity, the game will focus on competitive team based matches (up to six players) and features a single player mode called ‘The Experiment’ for players who want to familiarise themselves with the controls and systems of Umbrella Corps. It is described as a “coliseum style ...

October, 2015

Resident Evil 4 is…well you probably already know all about this game. Developed and published by Capcom in 2005, RE4 was a huge smash hit critically and financially. Shinji Mikami took the established franchise of fixed-camera survival horror and zombies, and turned it on its head by making this mainline installment an over-the-shoulder action shooter. Full of thrilling set-pieces, gore, and ...

Capcom’s division 1, best known for the development of the core Resident Evil games, are slowing down game development in favour of working on technology for virtual reality projects. This is detailed in Capcom’s annual financial report, which shows the company’s financial achievements over the past year as well as its new growth strategies. A passage from series producer Jun ...

August, 2015

Ever since the GameCube remake of the original Resident Evil in 2002, fans have been requesting a similar treatment for the survival horror’s beloved sequel. Resident Evil 2 was released in 1998. The directorial debut of a young Hideki Kamiya; the game followed Leon Kennedy, and Claire Redfield, as they fight to survive an outbreak of the undead upon Raccoon City. Known for ...

March, 2015

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 (review platform), PS4, Vita, PC We made it. Revelations 2: Episode Four sees the 2015 survival-horror wrap itself up in that unashamedly Resi formula we’ve come to expect from the series. With its final confrontation and suspenseful end boss fight, all I can say as the credits come rolling in ...